Slows down
aging process while helping you fight disease and lose weight

When I had cancer
I made a very carefully thought out decision to put a strong effort
into using natural healing before I turned myself over to modern
medicine. I put in a great deal of time studying Chinese, Ayurvedic,
European Herbal medicine, herbal healing and many other styles of
natural healing. I finally decided to follow the advice of a Thompsonian Naturopathic Doctor. His was the first advice that made it real clear, how I got
sick and how I would get well.

The very first
thing he told me was “make a fruit smoothie every morning for
breakfast for the rest of your life.” That was twenty years ago and
I have not varied from that advice and it has turned out to be one
of the best decisions I ever made.

You might be asking yourself, like I did, “why do I need to make a
fruit smoothie for breakfast, what good will that do me?” Here is
why. In America, the average person eats a diet composed of mostly
acid foods (meat, dairy, grains, legumes, etc.). Eating a diet
composed mostly of these types of foods encourages an acid environment
to exist in your body. The majority of American's ph runs at about
5.5, which is far too acidic. A healthy human body has a ph of
between 6.5 to 7.5 ph. Allowing this acidic environment to exist
in your body is one of the greatest threats known to the health of
human beings. An acidic environment leads to heart disease,
cancer, disease from viruses and germs, arthritis, allergies,
metabolism problems, weight gains, psychological problems, hormone
imbalances, etc. The fruit smoothie he suggested I use to help me
fight the cancer is made up entirely of fruit and a few natural
healing herbs which are alkaline (vegetables are also alkaline).
This smoothie helped me to neutralize the acid environment in my
body.

When I started
making this drink I had been sick for some time. My energy was low;
I had gained a lot of weight, I had digestion problems, acid reflux,
felt bloated, a lot of gas, spastic bowel, blood in stool and no
appetite. I also had low back pain, knee and ankle problems and
stiffness all over. To sum it up I was a physical wreck, which was
very depressing because I had a second degree black belt in Kempo
Karate and only a few years before I was in peak physical condition.

So, I started
making and drinking, The Morning Drink every morning. Right away I
liked it because I could put in my favorite seasonal fruit and so
the taste was great. It was not long before I noticed that my energy
was coming back. Then my stomach problems started to go away and it
was not long before my appetite came back and my weight went down.
The weight change was dramatic. In about three months I was down to
what my weight was when I earned my Black Belt, one hundred and
seventy pounds. I was overjoyed about that and it has stayed the
same ever since. But, just to let you know; I did a lot more than
just The Morning Drink to beat the cancer I had.

Benefits of the
Morning Drink

What did the
morning drink bring to my body that encouraged a natural herbal
healing effect? As we discussed at the beginning of this article The
Morning Drink brings alkaline into the body to neutralize the ph and
bring balance to the body’s environment. This alone increases
oxygen, cleanses tissues and heals inflammation. It also helps to
destroy cancer cells because cancer dies in an environment where
there is oxygen. This new environment also encourages a stronger
immune system. This drink has a cleansing and detoxing effect,
removing toxins that can distract the immune system from its primary
work, defending the body. Lastly The Morning Drink brings in
vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates and protein in a very easily
digestible food form.

Next, because the
drink is fresh and raw it brings with it lots of enzymes. Enzymes are the great mystery of nutrition.
Without them we are dead, there is no digestion and absorption, no
cleaning, no movement, no thoughts, no energy. This drink brings an
abundance of enzymes with it to start your day. Enzymes are the
ultimate anti-inflammatory, easing the inflammation and repairing
the injury. You can take the best, most expensive multivitamin in
the world and you will not get a thing from it without enzymes. They
are the great catalyst for the body. Like spark plugs for your car,
without them there is no energy, nothing.

The Morning Drink Rules

OK
let’s get started! It is easy to make and you will love this
natural healing remedy. There are some rules listed below but they
are easy to follow.

Rule one:
I am going to tell you just exactly what I was told. You have this
drink every morning for breakfast for the rest of your life!

The
morning drink will help to quickly bring balance to your body’s ph
(the acid alkaline balance); fruits and vegetables are alkaline
everything else is acid. Balancing your body’s ph is one of the top
keys to health and healing.

Rule two:
This is an alkali drink do not add any acid ingredients to it.

I
do not see much protein in there; could I add some protein powder?
DO NOT add protein powders or protein containing foods like eggs,
dairy, yogurt or tofu to this drink! Some of them are good for you
but they are acidic for one thing. For another it is a problem for
your liver and gall bladder to process fruit that digests in one
hour with protein that digests in two to three hours. But guess
what; this drink with its mix of fruit contains all the basic
building blocks of protein called amino acids. So your body can
create protein from this drink if it needs to. One more time,
fruit is a food that does not mix with any other foods.

But, what about my regular breakfast of bacon, eggs, toast and
coffee?
If you have a life threatening disease see my article “I
am Sick, Where Do I Start”.
If you do not have a life threatening disease, have your regular
breakfast one hour or more, later. But speaking from experience, I
would drop that stuff and use the drink as your breakfast or have a
modified high alkaline breakfast with a lot of vegetables an hour
later. Whatever you eat later will be easier to digest because this
drink is loaded with digestive enzymes.

The Morning Drink Recipe

Fifteen minutes before you make this drink, have at least 12 to 16
ounces of water (distilled is best) to start the cleansing process
of this drink.

Ingredients:
(make fresh every day and vary the amounts to suit your taste and
appetite)

-8
ounces (plus or minus) of pure water (distilled is best) and 8
ounces of organic juice
(apple, grape, etc.)
-1 banana.
-Pinch of cayenne pepper
more or less to taste (a natural healing herb).
-A chunk of ginger; thumb size (a natural healing herb).
-Fresh seasonal fruit; pear, grapes, peach, (organic if you can get
it).
-A quarter to a half a lemon, include a small amount of peel if you
like, very good for
both the liver and gallbladder.
-Add a tablespoon of coconut, olive or peanut oil (cold pressed) for
your skin and joints.
-A scoop of Earth's Nutrition
(blast every cell in your body with
nutrient-rich organic vitamins and minerals to give you more energy
than ever before).

-Put the above in a blender, liquefy and drink.

*Adjust the above to suit your taste and the amount you make.

Questions You May Have About the Drink

What about the sugar content of this Drink? These are whole fruits that your digestive system and
pancreas must process just like any other food. This is not like
eating refined sugar or the refined fruit juices from the grocery
store. If you are a diabetic, take a small amount, monitor your
blood sugar and use accordingly. By all means check with your
physician.

I had
my blood sugar checked recently and the Doctor remarked that he was
surprised at how balanced my blood sugar was considering my age
which is sixty four. As I said before, I have been drinking this
drink every morning for the last twenty years.

What about this drink feeding my Candida and making it worse?
This drink will help heal your gastrointestinal track. Candida is a
sign of a leaky gut. Take some intestinal flora via a probiotic
supplement; this will bring you a lot of relief while your
gastrointestinal tract heals. Take the probiotics on an empty
stomach, when you eat, before you go to bed and every time you think
of it until you feel the problem is solved. To learn about
intestinal flora read my article on Acidophilus.

My
bowels are loose sometimes; won’t this drink make that worse?
Loose bowels are a sign of a lack of balance in the intestinal flora
in your gut. Take some of this flora via a probiotic supplement;
this will bring you a lot of relief while your gastrointestinal
tract heals. Take the probiotics on an empty stomach, when you eat,
before you go to bed and every time you think of it until you feel
the problem is solved.

Can I make this drink in large amounts in advance and save in the
refrigerator?
It should be made fresh each day because to save it for the next day
will lose you a lot of nutrition. You can do what I did to have more
of the same batch of drink later in the day. When you make the
breakfast drink make extra for the afternoon. To save that amount
for the afternoon put a freshly cleaned wet glass or jar in the
freezer so it is frosted. Pour the afternoon amount in that glass or
jar and save in the refrigerator.

What about making ice cream out of the drink? Yes you can; during the summer I make plenty of ice cream
using the Morning Drink. Add more bananas to change the texture.
Another idea is to add mango as it will also change the texture. But
do not expect it to be just like ice cream it will be more like an
Italian Ice, which I love.

Super Green Foods for Energy, Fighting Cancer and Dieting:If you
want to add more nutrition to this drink to help you increase
energy, slow aging process, lose weight or fight cancer I suggest
Earth’s Nutrition. Earths Nutrition is a combination
of super green foods like wheat grass, barley grass, alfalfa,
spinach, spirulina blue green algae, chlorella, kelp, etc. Earth’s
Nutrition boosts the nutritional content and alkalinity of this
drink, as it will any food you add it to. You will notice, as I did
a very subtle strong energy as you add this super green combination
to your diet. When I had cancer I was advised to consume as much as
I could each day.

The
Doctor said “Super Green Foods are like a high-octane fuel” that
they would instantly bring nutrient-rich, organic, whole food
vitamins and minerals to every cell in my body. The doctor also told
me that they would protect and defend all
my body's cells from free radical damage while I fought the cancer.
Even now I still take 2 or more scoops depending on how I feel that
day.

I
have been using the Morning Drink with Earth’s Nutrition for twenty
years now; just recently I took a test called “Real Age” online. I
suggest you try taking this test yourself. Based on questions about
your health assembled by medical doctors such as diet, exercise,
blood pressure and etc. you are assigned an age. I am sixty four
years old my score based on the answers I gave said “I was forty
seven years old”. They suggested that I would have been given a
score 2 years younger if I would take an over the counter medication
every day (I wrote back and told them to keep their 2 years and
their medication and I will keep my health).

See
the
Nutrition section of this web site to learn how to
change your nutritional life style. You can also learn more about
the benefits of
super green foodsin the supplement section of this
website.

Caution: Consult
with your physician when starting any nutrition program, especially
if you are on medications.

Note:
Remember when it comes to your health, you are the boss, all final
decisions are yours.

Important Note:
The information presented herein by The Natural Path Botanicals
is intended for educational purposes only. These statements have
not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose,
cure, treat or prevent disease. Individual results may vary, and
before using any supplements, it is always advisable to consult
with your own health care provider.